HELP! How to get rid of skunk smell?!

Tomorrow we're having 20 people over for a party, and wouldn't you know a SKUNK sprayed the side of our home! So now our garage and the rest of our house smells like skunk. ;-( I know how to remove the scent from a dog, but how would I neutralize it in my home? And QUICKLY? Thanks so much!

Thanks, Patricia! I'm so desperate to get rid of the smell I just might try that. It's all throughout the downstairs now, too-- thanks to the 90+ degree weather, it's not going anywhere. I'm thinking about setting out pans of baking soda overnight and if it's still really bad, lots of candles and such!

Pinesol. We live on a ranch and have a alot of skunks. When someone or something gets sprayed I get out the Pinesol. You need to use the original scent. It takes the smell out of clothes also. Put it in a spray bottle.

Don't worry about finding exactly where it sprayed Carrie. Just put a pesticide sprayer tank on your garden hose and fill it with Pine-sol, then spray down that entire side of the house. It will only take a short time and the smell will be gone.

I always use a orange oil based product (my dogs think skunks are play toys I deal with this at least once a year) in a pressure sprayer and spray the house the patios and the ground around the area and as my dogs are not allergic to orange oil I dip them too (this happens 2-3 times a year sigh) and instantly the smell is gone the brand I use is TKO it is available online I will look up the link and post in a bit and in many garden centers its pricy but is a consintrate and goes a long way 1 T per gallon and is safe on plants and pets that are not allergic (always spot test a critter to check for allergies some dogs it can really hurt most its just fine)

thanks for the ideas. We have a stockade fenced yard and we checked and cannot find how it's getting in, but we double checked and added a little more dirt around so maybe I won't need these ideas. Might help with the rabbits who eat my flowers too!

@Terri S Maybe instead of dirt at the base of the fence, dig down about 6" or more and put down old shingles and cover with dirt. Make sure the shingles extend above the soil line. A friend has chickens and racoons were getting in. He did this and it kept them out. When they get to the shingles, they think they it is solid and give up. He also added a second fence about 16" out from the first because they would reach in and grab baby chicks and then mangle them trying to pull them through the fence. 16" is longer than their arms so they can't reach the chickens.

A mixture of16 oz. hydrogen peroxide, large box of baking soda, and 3 Tablespoons of Dawn dish detergent to form a paste. Rub on dog and let sit a couple of minutes. Rinse dog well. Use gloves. It helps to have someone whose sense of smell is weak or missing.